Care home · Morpeth
Dolphin View Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Dolphin View Care Home- Address
- Harbour Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0AP
- Run by
- Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd (12 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 35 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- May 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Roseberry Care Centres
- Registered manager
- Kelly Annette Lockhart
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12231776)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Jan 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-8786354147
About Dolphin View Care Home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Dolphin View Care Home is based in Morpeth, run by Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2026). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Amble; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Dolphin View Care Home at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Northumberland Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score83 of 92 in Northumberland
- Effective75% score89 of 92 in Northumberland
- Caring70% score80 of 92 in Northumberland
- Responsive71% score85 of 92 in Northumberland
- Well-led71% score74 of 92 in Northumberland
Source: CQC, published 5 January 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
How it fits locally
There is 1 other care home within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Grange Nursing Home, 1.9 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (3 of the nearest 9).
2 of the 9 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Amble ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (2 min), a park (4 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
Dolphin View Care Home is run by Roseberry Care Centres (england) Ltd (company 12231776), incorporated in 2019.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care, care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse and residential care for older and disabled people.
Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd runs 12 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 9 of the 12 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Northumberland.
It trades under the Roseberry Care Centres brand, which covers 26 services run by 4 registered providers.
History with CQC
Dolphin View Care Home has been registered with CQC since May 2020, about 6 years.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC lists 4 reports for this location, the latest dated 7 February 2024.
Inspection findings in brief
- Dolphin View Care Home is registered to provide accommodation, nursing and personal care to a maximum of 35 older people, including people who live with dementia.
- The service was across two floors, with a range of communal and outdoor space.
- At our last inspection, we found the service to be in breach of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance.
- Comments from people included, “[I feel] safe and happy [here],”. “Very nice and the lounges are lovely,” and “They [care staff] spoil us rotten!” Overall feedback from family members, included that the current manager wanted to build rapport with local people in the community and with family members.
Inspected 17 January 2024; report published 7 February 2024; supporting 35 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How the scores break down
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Dolphin View Care Home scores 72%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future2 · Some shortfalls
Well-led 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 30 June 2025, published 5 January 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Rating history
- Aug 2015
- Sep 2017
- Dec 2018
- Feb 2022
- Jul 2022
- Apr 2023
- Feb 2024
- Jan 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 7 February 2024
- CQC inspection report 6 April 2023
- CQC inspection report 1 July 2022
- CQC inspection report 12 February 2022
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 September 2026 by Northumberland. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Dolphin View Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Amble
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NE65 (7)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 500 m (6 min walk) · 3 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Amble Health Centre, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cromie Pharmacy, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Premier, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Park 350 m (4 min walk)
- Café Kimba's, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Trinity Methodist Church, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Library Amble Library, 630 m (8 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Dolphin View Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 73 of the 91 other care homes in Northumberland that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 72% overall.
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Dolphin View Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Northumberland, 90% of the 92 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2026) is more recent than 84% of care home ratings in Northumberland.
- With 35 beds it is smaller than 52% of care homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 26% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Northumberland lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Northumberland. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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- Hazelmead Residential Care HomeDec 2025
- Heatherdale Residential HomeAug 2025
Dolphin View Care Home questions answered
- What services is Dolphin View Care Home registered for?
- Dolphin View Care Home is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Dolphin View Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-8786354147 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in January 2026.
- Where is Dolphin View Care Home based?
- It is at Harbour Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0AP.
- How recent is Dolphin View Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 5 January 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Dolphin View Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Who runs Dolphin View Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd.
- How many residents can Dolphin View Care Home take?
- CQC capacity for Dolphin View Care Home: 35 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How is Dolphin View Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Dolphin View Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Dolphin View Care Home cost?
- No fee list from Dolphin View Care Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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